The Birth of a Villainess

A vacation? Emperor Yun looked at him suspiciously. The Duke's request for a vacation after his expedition to the Northern region of the empire was too good to be true that the Emperor did not want to believe in it.

Qu Xing Xu might have never tried to involve himself in court matters, but that didn't mean that no court officials would approach him for advice and opinions on some state matters. Even if the Duke retires from the spotlight, the people who have been beside him and supported the Duke will surely not agree to let him go.​​

Such a fine young man and a leader, no one would be willing to let him go.

"There's no need to think too much about this, Your Majesty," said Qu Xing Xu as he started to stand up from his seat, "I am merely saying this because this is what I d.e.s.i.r.e. So, please give me an order to go the Northern region."

"What about that lady from the Lin family?" asked the Emperor.

Qu Xing Xu smiled but didn't say a word before turning his back to the Emperor and left the room silently without alerting any guards outside.

After the visit to the Emperor's residence, Qu Xing Xu went back to the Qu residence. The rain didn't stop when he arrived at the residence, and when he stepped inside the courtyard he shared with Lin Xiaofei, she wasn't there.

"Where did she go?" Qu Xing Xu asked Gu Yan who was helping him take off his outer robe.

"I heard she went out with that guard named Shen Mo as soon as she woke up." Gu Yan informed.

Qu Xing Xu sat on the bed and was lost in thought. He had decided to go to the Northern region of the empire in order to avoid pulling Lin Xiaofei into the mess that surrounds his existence. Lin Xiaofei already had enough things to worry about, and if she were to know about his plans, she might be determined to help him. 

But the situation has gone too dangerous for him to involve her. It could cause her life if he so much as to let a simple and tiny mistake happen. That is something that Qu Xing Xu cannot live with, knowing that she could die at any moment.

Moreover, with how his powers have grown stronger these past few days, it would be dangerous for him to keep on staying beside her. 

The first time Qu Xing Xu was able to tap into his power was when his mother came into his room and tried to murder him in his sleep. At that time, he was too confused, and the first thing that was on his mind was that he wanted to live. 

While his mother was trying her best to murder her own child, the dark energies that were inside his little body started to pour out. And before he knew it, before he could stop it, the sinister and evil energy that suddenly come out of his tiny body started to swallow his mother away. 

Qu Xing Xu could still remember when the black swirls of smoke started wrapping his mother's neck, hanging her body that was twice the size of his in the air as she struggled against it, before covering her face as if to suffocate the life out of her.

He could even remember how his mother, who was now struggling to breathe and fight against this mysterious power, look at him in revulsion and hatred, something he had never seen in her eyes before. He could even remember her calling him the 'Devil's child.'

"Milord, is there something wrong?" Gu Yan asked and snapped him out of his thoughts.

Qu Xing Xu said, "Nothing… I just remembered something useless."

"From the past?" 

Qu Xing Xu nodded. Gu Yan was the first creature of the dark he created when he was younger and still new to this mysterious power. He was sculpted from the image of a figure father to the young version of him since the former Duke didn't do what he had to do as his father. 

The previous Duke of Xin was a debauched official. He was never an outstanding person, nor did he have any redeemable characteristics. Qu Xing Xu's grandfather did not have a choice when he appointed his son to be the next successor since he didn't have any other son other than the former Duke.

And thus, no matter how reluctant was Great General Qu was towards his son, he could never allow his Qu family and the position as the Duke to go to others. But as a result of his decision, the Qu family's image and reputation were reduced dramatically by the former Duke's actions.

Not only did he play around, visiting different brothels every day and taking females who are willing to please him to the residence, he also let other officials and nobles fool around him. He allowed many people to control him and the Bai family was the leader of these fools who wishes to control the Duke's power and family.

Unfortunately, the former Duke's debauched days and rule were short as he died in the few years he became a Duke. There was no other successor from the second madam, who was Bai Feng Jiu at that time, and this resulted in the intervention of the Qu Elders to have Qu Xing Xu, who was already an outstanding man on his own right to take the position as the next Duke.

But of course, Qu Xing Xu wouldn't have been able to go this far if it weren't for the help he received from Gu Yan, who constantly protected and saved Qu Xing Xu from any harm from the Bai family and other people who wanted him dead.

"Milord, if you are worried about the young mistress. Why don't you take her with you?" Gu Yan suggested upon seeing the deep frown settling on Qu Xing Xu's brows.

Qu Xing Xu buried his face in his hands as he said, "That would be too dangerous. I don't want to hurt her." His power was too dangerous for anyone. A touch of his when he loses his control could result in death, and Qu Xing Xu wanted to avoid that. But the growth of his power was too fast, and it was getting stronger than he expected.

Thinking of what could happen if he loses control, Qu Xing Xu could only force himself to go through his plans.